Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team is ranked fourth in both the D3hockey.com and USCHO.com Top 15 polls, announced March 4.

The Blugolds were second in both polls last week but dropped two spots after falling to St. Norbert College in the NCHA Peters Cup Final last weekend.

Eau Claire earned an at-large bid to compete in the 2013 NCAA Championship for the first time since 1989. The Blugolds will kickoff tournament play against Saint John's University (Minn.) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when they host the Johnnies at Hobbs Ice Center.

The UW-Eau Claire men's indoor track & field team moved up to No. 5 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday.

Last week the Blugolds were ninth while they were seventh in every other ranking since the beginning of the season.

In the region, the men are fifth while the Blugold women are ranked ninth.